Judge sets June 2010 trial for Abramoff player
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Filed Under:
Abramoff Scandal
A federal judge set a June 2010 trial in the case of Kevin Ring, an associate of jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Ring went on trial last month on corruption, fraud and other charges. But Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to agree on eight counts.
Federal prosecutors say Ring showered gifts on Congressional aides and Bush
administration officials to influence them into taking actions to benefit his
clients, including the
Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians, Abramoff's biggest client.
Prosecutors also say Ring developed a "corrupt" lobbying scheme whose
targets included
Sandia
Pueblo of New Mexico.
In related news, a former Bush administration was sentenced to a year in federal prison for his role in the scandal. David Safavian, a former lobbyist whose clients included the
National Indian Gaming Association, was convicted of lying about his ties to Abramoff.
Get the Story:
Ring Retrial Delayed Until June (The National Journal 10/20)
Kevin Ring Gets Retrial Date; Prosecutors Talk Billing Records
(The Blog of Legal Times 10/19)
June 21 retrial set for former lobbyist (AP 10/19)
Lobbyist associated with Abramoff still battling in court (The Hill 10/19)
Hung Jury Could Trip Up Other Corruption Cases (Roll Call 10/19)
Figure in Abramoff scandal gets prison (AP 10/16)
An Opinion:
Gary S. Chafetz: The Ring of Truth (The Huffington Post 10/17)
Related Stories:
Judge declares mistrial in
Abramoff figure case (10/16)
Judge rejects mistrial in
Abramoff figure's case (10/15)
Jury
still deliberating fate of Abramoff figure (10/14)
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